Greetings!!
Congratulations!!!Five days left!!! I truly hope that you have gained a tool or tip that has assisted you and your students with technology integration. Please continue to provide feedback regarding this year’s Fabulous Friday Technology Tip (F2 T2) via the Blog http://apsf2t2.blogspot.com/ or email.
This is another “Special Edition" of the Fabulous Friday Technology Tip (F2 T2). This edition shares free resources from the Timesaver for Teachers website.
CLASSROOM TIMERS Manage your time in class effectively by using one of these popular timers:
Virtual Stopwatch & Virtual Timer found at
www.timeme.com and
Free Stopwatch & Countdown Timer at
http://www.xnotestopwatch.com/
"Teachit" Timer, a free downloadable classroom timer can be used on screen or projected, and it has been especially created to manage timed activities during a lesson. You can say to your class: "I am giving you seven minutes for this activity!" The clock and timer display will show how much time has been used, how much time is left, and, if you want it to, even sound a warning when there are only several seconds remaining. You can even choose your final alert sound - a whistle, gong, dog barking ... and more ... To download one for yourself, please click here:
http://www.teachitworld.com/index.asp?CurrMenu=357
KHAN ACADEMY - This is one of the most visited, most practical and highest ranked educational site that is used by educators and students throughout the world. With a library of over 2,700 videos covering everything from arithmetic to physics, finance, and history and 268 practice exercises, they are on a mission to help students learn what they want, when they want, at their own pace.
See:
www.khanacademy.org
PREPARE FOR A TEACHER JOB INTERVIEW: 101 teacher interview questions and answers you need to succeed. A great read, and in my opinion, a must for anyone getting ready for future interviews. Expert advice by Candice Davis - lots of superb tips! (35 pages). Download your free copy here:
http://www.timesaversforteachers.com/bonus/teachersedgetimesaver.pdf
RESPONSIBILITY INVENTORY: This is a brief, 2 page inventory written in Word, and you are welcome to use it as is or modify to best meet your own classroom needs. Click on the download link below to get it:
http://www.TimesaversForTeachers.com/newsletter/ResponsibilityInventory.doc
WHY USE DRAMA?: This is a 5 page PDF file from Lewis Mackowiecki, a portion of his work about using plays to build comprehension and fluency among students. Click on the link below to download:
http://www.TimesaversForTeachers.com/newsletter/WhyUseDrama.pdf
FREE COMPUTER MOUSE!: Receive a free computer mouse from Digilake. To order one, click here:
http://digilake.com/free-mouse.html
NEW DOWNLOADS AND FREEBIES at listed sites are introduced on daily basis. Click HERE to see:
http://www.sitesforteachers.com/perl/rankem.pcgi?id=stevk
FINANCIAL LITERACY PROGRAM: fun, hands-on financial literacy program for grades 4, 5, 6, made available to you by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. This may be an opportunity to give your students some basic information about finances as most state and provincial curriculums, very surprisingly and unfortunately do not deal with this topic at earlier grades. To check it out and see if it may be appropriate for your classroom, please click on the following link:
www.feedthepig.org/tweens This has been a very popular download so I would not be surprised if the offer is no longer available. Let me know if this is the case please.
FREE PRINTABLE MAPS: This site supplies free printable maps for your use. It seems to be a practical and very useful site:
http://www.printablemaps.net/index.php
FREE PAPER CUBE MEMO PAD: An invitation by Sandypaper company to see the quality of their products for yourself through the free mailed cube pad (while supplies last). Fill out the form and have it sent it to you the very next business day apparently. Here is the website link (Us and Canada only):
http://sandypaper.com/memo_cube_sample.htm
FREE EPA ENVIRONMENTAL KIT: You may order from this site a FREE, US Environmental Protection Agency's Make a Difference Middle School Kit. It has resources in areas such as, Greenscaping; Let's go Green Shopping; Science Fair Fun; Careers in Waste Management; the life cycle of a CD, DVD, cell phone, soccer ball; and Pack a Waste Free Lunch, Tools to reduce Waste in Schools. To visit the website click here:
http://www.epa.gov/osw/education/ordermad-ms.htm
COMPUTERS FOR LEARNING EQUIPMENT PROGRAM: The CFL program allows schools and educational nonprofit organizations to view and select the computer equipment that federal agencies have reported as excess. To see if your school is eligible to apply for and receive, please use this link (US only):
http://computersforlearning.gov/htm/hp_programDesc.htm
Don’t forget!!
The Instructional Technology Department offers a variety of Professional Development Courses during the summer.
Each course is from 9am-12noon on the dates below.
iPads & the Paperless Classroom(Course #155245)- June 4, 2014
How to Use myBackpack with Your Students (Course #155246)- June 11, 2014 or June 18, 2014
Technology Integration Using the Promethean Board(Course #155248)- June12, 2014 or June 19, 2014
Create a Connected Classroom for Blended Learning Experiences(Course #155247)- June 10, 2014 or June 17, 2014
Please login to MyPLC (
https://atlanta.truenorthlogic.com) and register. I look forward to seeing you!!
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